Is it possible to cancel Covid debt without harming creditors?
DECRYPTION – This is a very attractive idea: the European Central Bank carries in its balance sheet nearly a quarter of French public debt, among … Read more
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European Commission says EU rules “prohibit” the ECB from forgiving debt
The president of the European Central Bank avoids pronouncing on the debate in the European Parliament Lagarde argues that rapid disbursement of reconstruction funds could … Read more
The cancellation or not of the Covid debt? A lunar debate – Liberation
Should we cancel the public debt inherited from the measures taken to fight the coronavirus pandemic? The debate seems like nothing lunar while the crisis … Read more
European taxes to finance the recovery? “It’s a bit simplifying”
The cross : The presidential majority emphasizes that the creation of a European tax system will allow the French to pay only 40 of the … Read more
Simply delete national debt: This (alp) dream is so realistic
WITHThe idea first came up during the financial crisis, around ten years ago. Even central bankers thought about it at the time: could the monetary … Read more
France, European champion in debt issues
The Hexagon borrowed in 2020, public and private combined, the equivalent of 13% of its GDP. A record. In order to respond to the brutal … Read more
“The ‘hard things’ that haunt Macron and would prevent him from representing himself”
CHRONICLE – The executive is forced to stem the avalanche of public funds in 2020. A president shouldn’t say that.“Maybe I will have to do … Read more
Olivier Pastré: “We will have to move to a more inclusive capitalism”
Thinking after Covid is vital. In a recent book (1), Patrick Artus, chief economist at Natixis and Olivier Pastré, professor of economics at Paris-VIII, believe … Read more
the question of reimbursement divides economists and politicians
Politicians and economists differ on the solution to settle the country’s debt burden, which is close to 120% of GDP. If there is one area … Read more
the CRDS, the provisional party to stay
A few years after its creation by the left, the CSG gave ideas to the right. In 1996, in search of a new resource to … Read more